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Abstract:

A system and method for mediating transactions among a plurality of
social commerce businesses, which enable social commerce businesses to
provide one large social commerce community and mediate transactions
among the businesses to thereby provide a sound social commerce market in
which the businesses compensate for weak points and achieve win-win
results and enable transactions with overseas as well as domestic social
commerce businesses. An embodiment of the transaction mediation computer
converts specifications related to transactions to the format required by
or suitable for a relevant social commerce businesses and provides the
format such that transactions may be performed regardless of the
nationality of the social commerce businesses, and accesses an electronic
customs procedure computer and computers of domestic and overseas
delivery companies so as to control the customs procedure and domestic
and overseas delivery process.

Claims:

1. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses wherein the system comprises of: an intermediate transaction
computer that mediates coupon transaction between multiple social
commerce businesses; a computer used for social commerce business as the
buyer connected to the computer used for intermediate transaction that
orders or cancels the coupon order according to the condition of the
transaction after requesting for intermediate transaction registration; a
computer used for social commerce business as the seller connected to the
computer used for intermediate transaction that proposes coupon sales
reservation related information and conditions for transaction after
requesting for intermediate transaction registration wherein it also
carries out the task of coupon order and order cancellation; a computer
used in financial institutions connected to the computer used for
intermediate transaction that processes transaction payment, delivery
fee, customs tax and fee between participating businesses by transferring
the funds; a computer used by international delivery services company
connected to the computer used for intermediate transaction that
processes the international shipment of the product that corresponds to
the coupon when the coupon transaction is between international social
commerce businesses; an electronic customs procedure computer connected
to the computer used for intermediate transaction that collects the taxes
for the products that corresponds to the coupon when the product that had
been delivered from overseas need to pay the customs tax; and computer of
domestic delivery business connected to intermediate transaction computer
in order to deliver the internationally shipped product in the domestic
area.

2. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 1 wherein the computer used for intermediate
transaction comprises: a business information registration and
intermediary solution module that grants approval upon receiving the
request for registration for intermediate transaction from the computer
of social commerce business to provide intermediary solution to approved
social commerce business computer; a coupon information and transaction
condition processing module that receives coupon sales reservation from
computer of social commerce business as the seller wherein it confirms
and processes the coupon information and conditions of the transaction
that it received in order to send it to computer of social commerce
business as the buyer wherein it prepares for transaction after receiving
the transaction approval; a coupon order and order cancelling process
module that receives coupon order or order cancellation from computer
used for social commerce business as the buyer to evaluate the
possibility of transaction wherein message for order or order
cancellation is sent to the computer used for social commerce business as
the buyer when it is possible for transaction to take place wherein
transaction failure message is sent to the computer used for social
commerce business as the buyer when the transaction is not possible; a
transaction deadline processing module that evaluates whether the
transaction was established at the time of the deadline according to the
conditions of the transaction in order to check the consistency with the
social commerce business when the transaction was established wherein
notification regarding cancellation of entire coupon transaction is sent
to commerce business as the buyer and the seller; a payment calculation
processing module that sends the payment notification and the payment to
computer used for social commerce business as the seller when transaction
was established and transaction information is found to be consistent
after generating the information for payment related calculation; a
domestic and international delivery processing module that generates
shipment information to deliver the product corresponding to the coupon
to overseas and domestic area when the coupon transaction is between
international commerce businesses wherein it connects to computer used by
international and domestic delivery services company carry out the
payment related task and placing delivery order; a customs clearance
processing module that carries out the task of paying customs clearance
and customs tax by generating customs related information and connecting
to electronic customs procedure computer when the product delivered
through international delivery needs to pay customs tax; a coupon and
social commerce business evaluation module that evaluates the
satisfaction rate of computer used for social commerce business as the
buyer and seller as well as popularity of the coupon by analyzing the
transaction history when coupon transaction ends; a general information
provision module that allows businesses participating in coupon
intermediate transaction to view general information that are needed
during intermediate transaction through the web portal; a intermediary
solution management module that maintains and manages transaction
message, API module, program design and instruction manual that computers
of social commerce businesses need during intermediate transaction; and a
integrated control module that checks the status of network connecting
the computer used for intermediate transaction and computers used by
businesses, controls message transmission, monitors the status regarding
the operation of modules and optimizing the generated data.

3. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein intermediary solution comprises: a
transaction message format transmitted between computer used for
intermediate transaction and computer of social commerce businesses; an
API module which provides the necessary interface for message
transmission between computer used for intermediate transaction and
computer of social commerce businesses; a program design manual necessary
in developing the program to be installed in social commerce business
computer for intermediate transaction; and an instruction manual.

4. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 1 wherein computer used for intermediate transaction
comprises: a external link server with the responsibility of interface
and processing communication with computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer, computer used in financial institutions, computer
used by international delivery services company, electronic customs
procedure computer and the computer used by domestic delivery services
company; a work process server with the responsibility of processing
internal work process of the computer used for intermediate transaction;
a portal server that allows multiple social commerce businesses to
download intermediate transaction request, information view and
intermediary solution; and an intermediary solution management server for
maintaining and managing the intermediary solution.

5. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 1 wherein computer used for intermediate transaction
further comprises social commerce business buyer selecting module which
selects computer used for social commerce business as the buyer in case
computer used for social commerce business as the seller wishes to sell
coupons as intermediary in specific countries and specific areas.

6. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein information processing provided by computer
used for social commerce business as the seller is defined as coupon
transaction being processed during transaction between international
social commerce wherein international delivery fee, customs tax, and
domestic delivery fee is calculated to be added to conditions of the
transaction wherein coupon information is translated for domestic use to
be provided.

7. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein coupon popularity evaluation is based on
fixed evaluation standard based on total amount of sales, sales quantity,
number of cancellation after the order, and the number of social commerce
businesses as the buyer who sold the coupon.

8. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein satisfaction evaluation for social commerce
business as the buyer and seller is based on fixed evaluation standard
wherein for social commerce business as the seller, it is based on number
of coupon transaction suggestion per cycle based on coupon sales amount
and in case of social commercial business as the buyer, it is based on
number of transaction approval issued to social commerce businesses that
suggested the transaction per cycle, number of rejected transactions,
number of orders, number of order cancellations, total amount of coupon
sales payment and number of deferred payments to intermediate transaction
company.

9. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein general information that businesses
participating in coupon intermediate transaction need comprises: basic
information of social commerce businesses including name of the
participating social commerce businesses and the country information;
general information on coupon transaction which includes coupon
information and conditions of the transaction; general order and order
cancel information which includes status of order and order cancellation
by cases, number of coupons left, time left for coupon sales and the
status of deadline; general information on transaction deadline which
includes status of coupon transaction at the deadline and amount that
corresponding social commerce business has to pay or receive; information
on status of domestic and international delivery which includes delivery
status of the product corresponding to the product and customs tax
related information; information on deposit and payment status which
includes deposit, payment, payment of the fee between businesses; and
information on result of the transaction which includes amount of profit
of intermediary transaction company, ranking list of popular coupons,
rate of transaction approval according to coupons, ranking list of
favorite coupons according to types.

10. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 1 wherein computer used for social commerce business
as the seller requests for intermediate solution registration through the
web portal provided by computer used for intermediate transaction wherein
it receives intermediary solution needed for intermediate transaction to
make it possible for systematic transaction wherein it request coupon
sales reservation with computer used for intermediate transaction and
provides coupon information and conditions for transaction before the
reservation date, process the coupon order or order cancellation sent
from computer used for intermediate transaction, process the deadline at
the time of the deadline with computer used for intermediate transaction
and process the payment deposit related tasks by computer used in
financial institution and computer used for intermediate transaction.

11. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 1 wherein computer used for social commerce business
as the buyer requests for intermediate solution registration through the
web portal provided by computer used for intermediate transaction wherein
it receives intermediary solution needed for intermediate transaction to
make it possible for systematic transaction wherein it receives coupon
information and conditions for transaction to send out confirmation and
internally processes the order or order cancellation from the customer
wherein coupon order or order cancellation is placed with computer used
for intermediate transaction and processes the deadline at the time of
the deadline with computer used for intermediate transaction and process
the payment related tasks by computer used in financial institution and
computer used for intermediate transaction.

12. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses wherein the method comprises: stage wherein computer used for
social commerce business as the seller requests for intermediate
transaction registration to computer used for intermediate transaction
wherein coupon sales reservation is placed and coupon information and
conditions of the transaction is provided; stage wherein computer used
for social commerce business as the buyer connects to the computer used
for intermediate transaction to request for intermediate transaction
registration and proceeds with coupon order or order cancellation
according to the conditions of the transaction; stage wherein computer
used for social commerce business as the seller processer the coupon
order and order cancellation that are sent out; stage wherein computer
used in financial institutions processes the transfer of transaction
payment, delivery fee, customs tax and commission fee; stage wherein
computer of international delivery company connects to the computer used
for intermediate transaction in order to process the task regarding
international delivery for the product that corresponds to the coupon
when the coupon transaction is between international social commerce
businesses; stage wherein custom tax has to be paid for the product that
has been delivered from overseas, electronic customs computer connects to
computer used for intermediate transaction in order to impose customs tax
to the product that corresponds to the coupon and proceeds with the
customs clearance; stage wherein computer used in domestic delivery
company connects to the computer used for intermediate transaction in
order to deliver the product that went through international delivery or
custom clearance; and stage wherein computer used for intermediate
transaction processes the coupon transaction between domestic and
international social commerce businesses.

13. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 12 wherein computer used for intermediate transaction
handles the coupon intermediate transaction between domestic and
international social commerce businesses through following stages
wherein: stage (a) wherein business information registration and
intermediary solution module receives the intermediate transaction
registration requests and approves the request from the social commercial
business computer to provide intermediate solution to approved social
commerce business computer; stage (b) wherein coupon information and
transaction condition processing module receives coupon sales
reservation, coupon information and conditions of the transaction from
computer used for social commerce business as the seller, confirms and
processes it wherein it is sent to computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer to receive the transaction approval to prepare for
the transaction; stage (c) wherein coupon order and order cancelling
process module receives coupon order or order cancellation request to
evaluate if it is possible for transaction wherein it sends the order or
order cancellation to computer used for social commerce business as the
seller when the transaction is possible and failure message is sent to
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer when the
transaction is impossible; stage (d) wherein transaction deadline
processing module evaluates if the transaction was established at the
time of deadline according to the conditions of the transaction wherein
transactional consistency is checked with social commerce business when
the transaction was established wherein it notifies computer used for
social commerce business as the buyer and seller regarding cancellation
of the entire transaction when the transaction is not established; stage
(e) wherein payment calculation processing module generates the
information regarding the payment when established transaction and
transaction consistency checks out in order to request for the payment to
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer and when it is
confirmed that payment had been made, payment notification and the
payment is made out to computer used for social commerce business as the
seller; stage (f) wherein domestic and international delivery processing
module connects to computer used by international delivery services
company that generates delivery related information when the coupon
transaction is between international social commerce businesses in order
to deliver the product corresponding to the coupon for shipment order and
sending the payment for delivery; stage (g) wherein customs clearance
processing module connects to electronic customs procedure computer that
generates customs related information when the internationally delivered
product has to pay customs taxes to proceed with the customs and customs
tax payment; stage (h) wherein international and domestic delivery module
connects to computer used by international delivery services company that
generates delivery related information when the coupon transaction is
between international social commerce businesses in order to deliver the
product corresponding to the coupon for shipment order and sending the
payment for delivery and proceeds with the due process according to the
status of the delivery; and stage (i) wherein coupon and social commerce
business evaluation module analyzes the transaction history when coupon
transaction ends in order to evaluate the coupon popularity and
satisfaction rate of computer used for social commerce business as the
buyer and seller.

14. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (a) comprises: stage wherein
computer used by social commerce business connects to web portal of
computer used for intermediate transaction in order to request for
intermediate transaction registration; stage wherein business information
registration and intermediary solution module evaluates the condition of
registration to notify the social commerce business computer of the
result and decision regarding registration; and stage wherein approved
social commerce business computer downloads the intermediary solution
from the intermediate transaction computer to prepare for intermediate
transaction.

15. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (b) comprises: stage wherein
coupon information and transaction condition processing module receives
coupon sales reservation, coupon information and conditions of the
transaction from computer used for social commerce business as the seller
before the sales reservation date to register the confirmed coupon
information and conditions of the transaction; stage wherein
international delivery charge, customs tax, domestic delivery fee are
calculated to be added to conditions of the transaction when the coupon
transaction is between international social commerce businesses; stage
wherein generated coupon information and conditions of the transaction is
sent to computer used by social commerce business as the buyer to receive
the transaction confirmation and to send the final confirmed registration
information to computer used by social commerce business as the buyer and
seller; and stage wherein coupon information file provided by the seller
is processed into the state that buyer wants to be sent to computer used
for social commerce business as the buyer that approved the transaction.

16. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (c) comprises: stage wherein
coupon order and order cancelling process module receives coupon order or
order cancellation request; stage wherein the message is coupon order
message, evaluation regarding the possibility of transaction takes place
wherein it sends the order or order cancellation to computer used for
social commerce business as the seller when transaction is deemed
possible and failure message is sent to computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer when the transaction is impossible; and stage
wherein evaluation regarding the possibility of cancellation takes place
when message that was received was coupon order cancellation wherein
order cancellation message is sent to computer used for social commerce
business as the seller and when the order cannot be cancelled, message
that order cannot be cancelled is sent to computer used for social
commerce business as the buyer.

17. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (d) comprises: stage wherein
transaction deadline processing module receives the coupon deadline
information from computer used for social commerce business as the seller
to be sent to computer used for social commerce business as the buyer to
end the transaction; stage wherein it is evaluated if the amount of
coupon order met the minimum sales amount of condition of the
transaction; stage wherein transaction consistency is checked when
minimum sales amount had been exceeded by receiving the coupon order
history from computer used for social commerce business as the buyer; and
stage wherein minimum sales amount was not reached, notification
regarding cancellation of entire coupon transaction is sent to commerce
business as the buyer and the seller all the transaction regarding
corresponding coupon is cancelled from computer used for intermediate
transaction.

18. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (e) comprises: stage wherein
payment calculation processing module generates the information regarding
the payment when established transaction and transaction consistency
checks out, it calculates the amount that social commerce as buyer and
seller should pay and receive based on the transaction history; stage
wherein request for the payment to computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer and when it is confirmed that payment had been made
through computer used in financial institution, due process after the
payment is carried out; stage wherein payment notification is sent to
computer of social commerce business wherein payment is made in the
expected date of the payment and due process after the payment is carried
out; stage wherein coupon transaction is between domestic social commerce
businesses, process regarding ending the coupon transaction is carried
out.

19. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (f) comprises: stage wherein
domestic and international delivery processing module checks the
consistency of product statement and coupon transaction statement that
are written after receiving the product from partner company of the
social commerce business as the seller when the coupon transaction is
between international social commerce businesses; stage wherein shipment
order is given out to computer used by international delivery services
company and confirmed international shipment fee is paid through computer
used in financial institution when the consistency checks out; and stage
wherein the product arrives to the country and consistency between
product statement and coupon transaction statement is checked wherein
payment is given to computer used by international delivery services
company when consistency checks out wherein due process after the
delivery also takes place.

20. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (g) comprises: stage wherein
customs clearance processing module generates the necessary information
such as customs tax of the product that corresponds to the coupon when
the product that arrived to the country needs to pay the customs tax;
stage wherein customs clearance processing module connects to electronic
customs procedure computer to send the customs message; and stage wherein
customs clearance processing module connects to electronic customs
procedure computer and pays the customs tax and checks that custom
clearance had been completed wherein due process after custom clearance
is carried out.

21. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (h) comprises: stage wherein
international and domestic delivery module provides international
delivery, custom cleared product information and delivery fee information
to be confirmed to computer of domestic delivery company wherein domestic
delivery fee is paid through computer used in financial institution;
stage wherein information regarding completion of delivery is provided to
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer when domestic
delivery process had been completed after delivery completion process is
completed; and stage wherein domestic delivery cannot be completed,
delivery failure information is sent to computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer wherein order is given to computer used by domestic
delivery services company to send the product to social commerce business
as the buyer.

22. Intermediate transaction method for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 13 wherein the stage (i) comprises: stage wherein
coupon and social commerce business evaluation module analyzes the
transaction history when coupon transaction ends in order to evaluate the
popularity of the coupon; stage wherein coupon transaction history is
analyzed to rate the popularity of the coupon; stage wherein social
commerce businesses as the seller is evaluated based on number of coupon
transaction per cycle, coupon sales amount among others; stage wherein
social commerce businesses as the buyer is evaluated based on number of
accepted coupon transaction per cycle, number of rejected transactions,
number of orders, number of order cancellations, total amount of coupon
sales payment and number of deferred payments to intermediate transaction
company; and stage wherein evaluation of coupon popularity and the result
of evaluation for social commerce business as the buyer and the seller is
sent to the computer of social commerce business as the buyer and the
seller regularly.

23. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein computer used for intermediate transaction
comprises: an external link server with the responsibility of interface
and processing communication with computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer, computer used in financial institutions, computer
used by international delivery services company, electronic customs
procedure computer and the computer used by domestic delivery services
company; a work process server with the responsibility of processing
internal work process of the computer used for intermediate transaction;
a portal server that allows multiple social commerce businesses to
download intermediate transaction request, information view and
intermediary solution; and an intermediary solution management server for
maintaining and managing the intermediary solution.

24. Intermediate transaction system for multiple social commerce
businesses of claim 2 wherein computer used for intermediate transaction
further comprises social commerce business buyer selecting module which
selects computer used for social commerce business as the buyer in case
computer used for social commerce business as the seller wishes to sell
coupons as intermediary in specific countries and specific areas.

Description:

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present invention relates to system and method for
intermediating transactions among a plurality of social commerce
businesses and especially regarding transaction system between multiple
social commerce businesses made possible by sharing the distribution
route of discount coupons.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Social commerce is a term that refers to electronic commerce
through social network service such as Facebook, Twitter, Kakao Talk and
others wherein group purchase method that Groupon has pioneered is the
most well-known type of social commerce. Group buying in social commerce,
also known as social shopping is a sales method wherein exceptional
discount rate will be provided when more than certain numbers of buyers
are gathered to purchase the item. The term `group buying in social
commerce` derives from the fact that people make use of social network
services when they look for other people who are interested in group
purchases. Wide usage of smart phones has accelerated the spread of
social commerce business by providing the environment where people can
use social network services anytime and anywhere.

[0003] Patent Publication 1 discloses `Method and Device for Cross-selling
between Electronic Commerce Website` wherein products that are sold
independently and separately in websites for electronic commerce are also
sold in other online shopping malls, online community, blogs and portal
websites by borrowing certain amount of space or by lending the space for
products from other online shopping malls and also sells the products
that are available in other online shopping malls through intermediation
device or by providing the method of cross-selling between websites.

[0005] Patent Publication 3 discloses `Unified Intermediation Management
System and Method for Mobile Coupon between Websites` wherein structured
data format is provided instead of mobile text message coupon to be sent
to unified intermediation and management system to provide convenience
and variety for people who purchased the coupons as well as providing
reliability and feedback after coupon usage for company that issued the
coupon. Marketing and profit margin related information is provided to
the mediating company in order to maximize mutual profit.

[0006] Patent Publication 4 discloses `System and Server for Method of
Selling Products Online` wherein website that sells product and separate
web pages for each product that are connected through multiple terminals
and networks.

PRIOR ART

[0007] Patent Publication 1: KR 10-2006-0068368 A 2006.06.21

[0008]
Patent Publication 2: KR 10-2010-0089760 A 2010.08.12

[0009] Patent
Publication 3: KR 10-2011-0041457 A 2011.04.21

[0010] Patent Publication
4: KR 10-1037792 B1 2011.05.23

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

[0011] Current social commerce market is continuing to be on the decline
and becoming more isolated due to cutthroat competitions that are
bleeding the businesses dry. Moreover, customers are unable to receive
high quality services due to competition with self-serving motives
between social commerce businesses which prevents other social commerce
companies from securing partner companies and products. Overseas social
commerce businesses that infiltrated domestic market pose a threat to
domestic social commerce businesses with comparatively less capital and
less connections.

[0012] Purpose of the present invention is to create trustworthy social
market wherein the social commerce businesses form one big community with
ongoing intermediate transactions that help each other overcome
weaknesses and develop mutually beneficial relationship wherein
transactions with overseas social commerce businesses will take place
wherein it is not limited to domestic businesses which will provide
various type of products that can be conveniently purchased with low
prices wherein the sellers are able to sell and promote the products from
their company to larger areas to overseas customers with lower cost.

[0013] Purpose of the present invention in more detail is as follows.

[0014] 1. Purpose of the present invention is to provide social commerce
businesses that are having a hard time securing partner companies with
various products from other social commerce companies through
intermediate transaction to sell them as their own in order to provide
various types of product to the customers;

[0015] 2. Purpose of the
present invention is to provide social commerce businesses that are
having a hard time securing more customers with the opportunity to secure
customers who are registered with social commerce business as buyers as
their clientele;

[0016] 3. Purpose of the present invention is to provide
the customers with convenience of purchasing products from overseas
without the restriction of registering with other social commerce
businesses;

[0017] 4. Purpose of the present invention is to expand
customer pool for specific products in order to increase the chance of
group buying process to successfully take place;

[0018] 5. Purpose of the
present invention is to provide method wherein social commerce businesses
can help each other overcome their weaknesses by simply registering for
intermediate transaction without merger or takeover between the
companies;

[0019] 6. Purpose of the present invention is to provide large
scale international social commerce market that can be trusted.

Solution to Problem

[0020] In order to solve the above problem, intermediate transaction
system and method which provides transaction related information after
processing the information into a required or a suitable format for
social commerce business through computer used for intermediate
transaction in order to enable international transactions to take place
without any restrictions and to control the process of customs procedure
and delivery by accessing electronic customs procedure computer and
computer used in international shipping service company in accordance
with the present invention.

Advantageous Effects

[0021] According to the present invention, social commerce business will
be able to expand the market by selling and purchasing various coupons by
securing the customers of other social commerce businesses as clientele
of their partner company or as their own wherein intermediate transaction
company will be able to soundly expand the social commerce market to
overseas and customers will be able to purchase products from other
partner companies by registering with one social commerce business
without the hassle of registering with other social commerce businesses.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of intermediate
transaction system between multiple social commerce businesses according
to the embodiment of present invention.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating specific details of
intermediate transaction system between multiple social commerce
businesses according to the embodiment of present invention.

[0024] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating specific details of internal
configuration of computer for intermediate transaction in FIG. 1
according to the embodiment of present invention.

[0025] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the outline of intermediate
transaction between multiple social commerce businesses according to the
embodiment of present invention.

[0026] FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the process wherein computer
used for social commerce business requests the computer for intermediate
transaction to perform intermediary transaction task in preparation for
intermediate transaction according to the embodiment of present
invention.

[0027] FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the process wherein computer
used for social commerce business requests the computer for intermediate
transaction to perform coupon information and transaction requirement
process according to the embodiment of present invention.

[0028] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the process of coupon being
ordered and coupon being cancelled according to the embodiment of present
invention.

[0029] FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the process of payment being
calculated after the transaction had been completed according to the
embodiment of present invention.

[0030] FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the process of international
shipping process and custom clearance process during the transaction
between international social commerce businesses according to the
embodiment of present invention.

[0031] FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the process of product being
processed for domestic deliver service after it had been internationally
shipped or cleared from the customs during the transaction between
international social commerce businesses according to the embodiment of
present invention.

[0032] FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the process of providing the
information regarding customer satisfaction of social commerce business
and popularity of the coupon as result of the transaction according to
the embodiment of present invention.

[0033] FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating the flow of payment process
and delivery process during international transaction according to the
embodiment of present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0034] Various embodiments of the disclosure are discussed in detail below
in reference to the drawings.

[0035]FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the outline of intermediate
transaction system between multiple social commerce businesses according
to the embodiment of present invention.

[0036] As it had been illustrated, `System and method for mediating
transactions among a plurality of social commerce businesses` of the
present invention comprises of computer used for intermediate transaction
100, multiple computers used for social commerce business as the buyer
for purchasing the coupons 200, multiple computers used for social
commerce business as the seller for selling the coupons 300, computer
used in financial institutions 400, computer used by international
shipping service company 500, electronic customs procedure computer used
by Customs Bureau 600 and including the computer used by domestic
shipping service company 700.

[0037] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating specific details of
intermediate transaction system between multiple social commerce
businesses according to the embodiment of present invention.

[0038] `System and method for mediating transactions among a plurality of
social commerce businesses` is connected with related systems, private
line or internet and other various network wherein it is recommended that
private network and private lines be used since multiple social commerce
business computers transmit and receive information regarding coupon
orders and payment processing with the system. Furthermore, messages that
are transmitted and received should be encrypted in order to solve
problems related with security.

[0039] It is recommended that computer used for intermediate transaction
100 would comprise of separate components such as external link server
needed in order to receive and transmit the message with various systems
such as multiple computers used for social commerce business as the buyer
for purchasing the coupons 200, multiple computers used for social
commerce business as the seller for selling the coupons 300, computer
used in financial institutions 400, computer used in international
shipping service company 500, electronic customs procedure computer used
in Customs Bureau 600 and including the computer used in domestic
shipping service company 700; portal server and transaction related
information which is needed in order to download the intermediary
solution that includes program design manual and instruction manual which
are needed in order to develop the program that needs to be installed in
computers used in social commerce business for intermediate transaction
and for task processing server used for internal task processing
purposes, multiple social commerce business computers as it requests
intermediate transaction related task or processes information through
the web, transaction message needed in order to establish the system and
the API module; and intermediate solution management server to maintain
and manage API module, program design manual and instruction manual.

[0040] Moreover, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 can be set
up as duplex computer system in order to continuously provide services in
case any error occurs wherein disaster prevention center in case of
serious disaster befalling the main intermediate transaction computer.

[0041] Social commerce businesses can download the intermediary solution
which includes standard API module needed for interface as well as
program design manual and instruction manual from the portal server to be
applied to their respective system upon receiving approval after
requesting for registration to computer used for intermediate transaction
100 for the first time in order to proceed with the intermediate
transaction.

[0042]FIG. 1, 2, 12 and Table 1 as seen below is used as reference to
provide details for each component of `System and method for mediating
transactions among a plurality of social commerce businesses` according
to the present invention.

[0043] Computer used for intermediate transaction 100 creates table with
basic information of social commerce businesses T1 after receiving
intermediate transaction registration request through the web portal
wherein task of registration approval is carried out after it meets the
prerequisite conditions for approval wherein social commerce business
which had been approved can download intermediary solution which includes
transaction message needed for mutual intermediate transaction, standard
API module for transmission and reception interface as well as program
design manual and instruction manual from the web portal.

[0044] Computer used for intermediate transaction 100 reads the coupon
sales reservation table T2 wherein the information regarding sales
reservation that had been stored by computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 wherein coupon information table T4 and coupon
transaction condition table T5 is created after receiving the confirmed
coupon information and conditions for transaction in regards to the
products that had been reserved by the computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 wherein the approximated date for sales is
drawing closer.

[0045] Then, the computer used for intermediate transaction 100 calculates
the amount for international shipping, customs charge and domestic
shipping charge in case where the coupon transaction is between
international social commerce businesses wherein the information will be
additionally added to coupon transaction condition table T5 wherein
finalized coupon information and transaction condition would be sent to
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 and when the
approval for transaction had been received, preparation for transaction
such as creating coupon order status table T6 would be carried out.

[0046] Moreover, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 translates
or processes coupon information file that it received from computer used
for social commerce business as the seller 300 into desired format that
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 that had
approved the transaction wants.

[0047] Afterwards, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 creates
order history table for social commerce business as the buyer T7 or
cancellation history table for social commerce business as the buyer T10
after receiving the coupon order or cancellation from multiple computers
used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 wherein coupon order
related transaction ledger table T8 or coupon order cancellation
transaction ledger table T11 is created after conditions are met wherein
information such as status of the coupon such as expiration or exceeded
sales amount had been checked. Order history table of social commerce
business as the seller T9 or cancellation history table of social
commerce business as the seller T12 is created according to the message
format as agreed upon with the computer used for social commerce business
as the seller 300 wherein order or order cancellation is sent to computer
used for social commerce business as the seller 300 to carry out the
function of order or order cancellation related tasks.

[0048] At the time of deadline, computer used for intermediate transaction
100 receives information about the deadline of the corresponding coupon
from computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300 to end
the transaction related to the corresponding coupon wherein it sends the
cancellation request to computer used for social commerce business as the
buyer 200 and computer used for social commerce business as the seller
300 for the cancellation of entire coupon transaction takes place if the
number of coupon that were sold is less than the minimum sales amount
after information regarding the deadline was sent to computer used for
social commerce business as the buyer 200.

[0049] When sales amount of corresponding coupon exceeds the minimum sales
amount as specified by condition of the transaction, transaction history
in computer used for intermediate transaction 100 compared wherein coupon
transaction ends after coupon payment related transaction ledger table
T13 is created given that the information is consistent.

[0050] Afterwards, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 requests
the payment deposit to computer used for social commerce business as the
buyer 200 wherein payment completion is checked through 400 where payment
deposit process is carried out when the deposit has been made. Payment
notice is given out to computer used for social commerce business as the
seller 300 and the payment is made to computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 through computer used in financial
institutions 400 at the payment date wherein task completion related
process takes place after. In reference to FIG. 12, it is clearly shown
that the amount of money paid by computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer 200 and paid to computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 excludes commission fee as stated in the
condition regarding coupon transaction.

[0051] When the transaction is between international social commerce
businesses, responsibility to deliver the ordered product to the customer
in the domestic area is with the intermediary company between social
commerce businesses. In reference to FIG. 12, computer used for
intermediate transaction 100 receives the ordered product from the
partner company of social commerce business in overseas wherein
international shipping process is carried out through the computer used
by international shipping service company 500 as international shipping
information table for coupon T15 is created wherein custom clearance
process is carried out through the electronic customs procedure computer
600 by creating customs related information table for coupon T16 when the
ordered product needs to be cleared by the customs.

[0052] In order to deliver the orders to customers, domestic shipping
information table for coupon T17 is created and domestic shipping is
carried out through computer used by domestic shipping service company
700.

[0053] Moreover, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 orders
fund transfer and checks the result of the fund transfer through the
computer used in financial institutions 400 for payment deposit and the
payment process needed in each stage of the transaction between social
commerce businesses wherein computer used for intermediate transaction
100 analyzes the transaction history of the coupon and evaluates the
popularity of the coupon to create coupon evaluation information table
T18 after transaction between social commerce businesses has ended.
Transaction history of social commerce business as seller and buyer are
analyzed per cycle to create social commerce business related evaluation
information table T19 wherein function of sending the information to
social commerce businesses is also carried out per cycle. Function that
terminates intermediate transaction with social commerce business is
activated when evaluation result is below set standard in accordance with
the evaluation results.

[0054] Moreover, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 also
provides basic information regarding social commerce business, general
information regarding coupon transaction, general information regarding
coupon order and coupon cancellation, general information regarding
deadline of the coupon transaction, status regarding international and
domestic shipment of the coupon, status regarding payment and deposit for
coupon related transaction and general information regarding result of
the coupon related transaction to participating companies according to
their information access level while mediating transactions between
social commerce businesses in order for all the participating business
entities to have general access to various information that they need.

[0055] Moreover, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 carries
out the task of developing, testing and managing intermediary solution by
creating or modifying the transaction message format, corresponding API
module, program design manual and instruction manual in order to maintain
the solution in optimal condition when new services, functions or
technology is applied during intermediate transaction between social
commerce businesses.

[0056] Moreover, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 also
carries out the task of monitoring the status of the network, real-time
monitoring to prevent error of the servers, controls the transmission of
messages between businesses, monitoring the various processes needed for
intermediate transaction and their current status, regular data deletion
and backup process for optimization of various data that are created and
stored during transaction as it is connected to computer used for social
commerce business as the buyer 200, computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300, computer used in financial institutions 400,
computer used by international delivery services company 500, electronic
customs procedure computer 600, computer used by domestic delivery
services company 700 through internet, virtual private network, private
line and other communications network.

TABLE-US-00001
TABLE 1
T1 Basic information of Social commerce business ID, name of the social
social commerce commerce business, name of the shipowner, URL,
businesses company address, main contact number, country,
area, IP address, person in charge, e-mail of the
person in charge, phone number of the person in
charge, bank code, name of the bank, location of
the bank, KRW bank account number, foreign
currency account number, person in charge of the
fund, check consent form 1, check consent form 2,
check registration, grounds for registration related
rejection, stopping the transaction, date when the
transaction stopped
T2 Coupon selling Scheduled date of sale, ID for social commerce
related reservation business as seller, Daily Seq, coupon reservation
registration date, country that issued the coupon,
area that issued the coupon, country that wishes to
sell the coupon, area that wishes to sell the
coupon, estimated price of the coupon, share rate
for expected commission, introducing outline of the
discount coupon, request related
T3 Sequence for internal Coupon classification, year, coupon
classification
coupon ID name, January to December
T4 Coupon information Internal coupon ID, coupon name, ID of social
commerce business as the seller, coupon ID of the
other party during transaction, introduction to the
coupon of the other party, file name, country that
issued the coupon, country that wishes to sell the
coupon, area that wishes to sell the coupon,
minimum amount of sales, date of the first sale,
date when the sale ends, whether the payment
process has ended, whether the shipment had
been completed
T5 Conditions for coupon Internal coupon ID, coupon name, ID of social
transaction commerce business as the buyer, specific type,
specific type of coupon of the other party, file name
of the coupon introduction from the transaction
process initiator, type of transaction, sale amount
in the local area, commission fee for local area
delivery, commission share rate, international
delivery commission fee, custom clearance,
commission fee for international delivery,
commission fee for domestic delivery, sale amount
in the domestic area, custom clearance fee,
domestic sales amount, transaction approval
T6 Status regarding Internal coupon ID, specific type, status regarding
coupon related order the deadline, internal coupon order number
sequence, number of current orders, number of
current order cancellation, approximate time for the
deadline (local time)
T7 Order history of social Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
commerce business business as the buyer, specific type, coupon order
as the buyer number for social commerce business as the
buyer, order number for internal coupon number,
type of order, date of order, person who placed the
order, shipping address of person who placed the
order, e-mail of the person who placed the order,
phone number of person who placed the order,
time of order, quantity of the order, payment in
KRW, payment in foreign currency
T8 Coupon transaction Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
ledger business as the buyer, specific type, internal
coupon order number, type of order, coupon order
number of the transaction initiator, date of order,
type of transaction, person who placed the order,
shipping address of person who placed the order,
e-mail of the person who placed the order, phone
number of person who placed the order, time of
order, quantity of the order, payment in KRW,
payment in foreign currency, status of the order,
code regarding completion of domestic delivery
T9 Order history of social ID of social commerce business as the seller,
ID of
commerce business other party in transaction, specific type of coupon
as the seller of other party in transaction, internal coupon ID, ID
of social commerce business as the buyer, specific
type, internal coupon order number, type of order,
date of order, person who placed the order,
shipping address of person who placed the order,
e-mail of the person who placed the order, phone
number of person who placed the order, time of
order, quantity of the order, ID of the person who
placed the order
T10 Cancellation history Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
of company related business as the buyer, specific type, coupon order
order for social number of the transaction initiator, type of order,
commerce business order cancel date, order cancel time, quantity of
as the buyer cancelled order, cancelled amount in KRW,
cancelled amount in foreign currency
T11 Coupon order Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
cancellation business as the buyer, specific type, internal
transaction coupon order number, type of order, coupon order
ledger
number of the transaction initiator, date of
cancellation, person who cancelled the order, time
of cancellation, quantity of cancelled order,
cancelled amount in KRW, cancelled amount in
foreign currency, cancelled status
T12 Cancellation history ID of social commerce business as the seller,
of company related coupon ID of other party in transaction, specific
order for social type of coupon of other party in transaction,
commerce business internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
as the seller business as the buyer, specific type, internal
coupon order number, type of order, date of order
cancellation, time of order cancellation, quantity of
cancelled order, type of cancellation, ID of person
who cancelled the order, person who cancelled the
order
T13 Coupon payment Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
related transaction business as the buyer, specific type, total amount
ledger of ordered products, total amount of cancelled
orders, date of the deadline, type of transaction,
selling price in local area, local shipment fee,
international shipment fee, domestic shipment fee,
domestic selling price, share rate of commission
fee, payment process as the buyer (ID of social
commerce business as the buyer, amount of
money to be received, actual amount received,
date that money was received, status of completed
deposit), payment process as the seller (ID of
social commerce business as the seller, amount
expected to be paid, actual amount of money paid,
payment completion date, status regarding
completion of payment), payment of international
shipment fee (ID of the shipowner, international
shipment fee (advanced payment), international
shipment fee (deferred payment, payment date,
status of payment) payment for customs (tariff,
date of payment, status of payment) domestic
shipment fee (ID of the shipowner, date of
payment, status of payment), profit amount, status
of transaction
T14 International/domestic ID of the shipowner, name of the shipowner,
delivery service nationality, classification, name of the CEO, URL,
information company address, main contact number, IP
address, person in charge, e-mail of the person in
charge, phone number of the person in charge,
bank, account number
T15 International shipping Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
information for business as the buyer, specific type, total product
coupon quantity, deadline, arrival date of the international
shipment, checking the amount and the cargo, ID
of the shipowner, number of the shipment,
international shipment fee (including the
insurance), date of the shipment, expected arrival
date in the domestic area, arrival date in the
domestic area, checking the amount and the cargo
T16 Customs information Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
for coupon business as the buyer, specific type, total product
quantity, customs application date, expected date
for custom clearance, customs fee, custom
clearance date, status of custom clearance
T17 Domestic shipping Internal coupon ID, ID of social commerce
information for business as the buyer, total product quantity, ID of
coupon the shipowner, starting date of the domestic
shipment, amount of completed delivery,
problematic amount in domestic shipment
T18 Coupon evaluation Internal coupon ID, minimum amount of sales,
information sales amount, number of sales, number of
cancelled sales, number of companies that sold
the product, number of refunds, popularity
T19 Social commerce ID of social commerce business, transaction date/
business related year, role of the seller (number of transaction
evaluation related suggestions, total amount of transaction
information sales, number of refunds), role of the buyer
(number of transaction approval, number of
refused transaction, total number of orders, total
number of cancelled order, total of transaction
payment, number of overdue payment, total
assessment)
T20 Various code related Code classification, code ID, code number, date
information when the code was created

[0057] Computer used for intermediate transaction 100 is explained as
below in more detail.

[0058] Multiple computers used for social commerce business as the buyer
200 is the computer system operated by social commerce business that
sells discount coupon of the product of the partner company bound by
contract wherein it sells discount coupon of other social commerce
business partner company, and not just the discount coupon of their
partner company. In order to achieve this, request for approval is sent
to computer used for intermediate transaction 100 in order for their
information to be registered for intermediate transaction.

[0059] Then, multiple computers used for social commerce business as the
buyer 200 downloads the intermediary solution which includes transaction
message for mutual intermediate transaction, API module needed for
message transmission, program design manual and instruction manual from
the portal server of computer used for intermediate transaction 100 to be
applied to their respective system in order to prepare for the
intermediate transaction system.

[0060] Afterwards, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 receives
coupon information and conditions of the transaction from computer used
for social commerce business as the seller 300 to evaluate business value
and profitability wherein information on whether coupon would be up for
transaction is sent to computer used for intermediate transaction 100
where coupon information file will be received once the transaction is
established. If the coupon is from social commerce business in overseas,
coupon information file that had been translated for local use will be
provided for domestic customers.

[0061] Moreover, multiple computers used for social commerce business as
the buyer 200 undertake the task of preparation for selling the coupon in
the web page by processing the coupon information file accordingly.

[0062] When multiple computers used for social commerce business as the
buyer 200 receive cancellation of the purchased coupon or order
cancellation request, it checks the deadline of the corresponding coupon
as sent by the computer used for intermediate transaction 100. When the
coupon hasn't reached the deadline, order or order cancellation process
is carried out wherein order or order cancellation process is sent to
computer used for intermediate transaction 100 with the message format
that had been previously agreed upon with computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 to carry out the order or order cancellation.

[0063] When the deadline draws near, multiple computers used for social
commerce business as the buyer 200 receives the transaction deadline
information of the corresponding coupon from computer used for
intermediate transaction 100 to carry out the internal task related to
the deadline. When computer used for intermediate transaction 100 sends
the message about entire transaction of the coupon being cancelled as it
did not reach minimum sales amount specified by condition of the
transaction, entire transaction with computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer 200 is cancelled and customers who ordered the
coupon are refunded and also provided with information about refunds and
cancelling the order during the process of terminating coupon related
transaction.

[0064] Reversely, when minimum sales amount is exceeded and the computer
used for intermediate transaction 100 sends the message that transaction
had been established, transaction history of the corresponding coupon is
sent to the computer used for intermediate transaction 100 wherein
consistency of transaction history with computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 is checked.

After the checking process, summary of coupon transaction history and
request for transaction payment is sent by the computer used for
intermediate transaction 100 wherein request to proceed with the money
transfer according to the conditions of the transaction is sent to
computer used in financial institutions 400 after checking the
consistency to end the coupon related transaction between social commerce
businesses.

[0065] When coupon transaction is between domestic social commerce
businesses, delivering the ordered product to the customers is handled by
the partner company in contract with the social commerce business as the
buyer. When coupon related transaction is carried out with international
social commerce business, international delivery and domestic delivery is
handled by intermediary company. In case where delivery is not possible
due to change of address and other circumstances, computer used for
social commerce business as the buyer 200 receives information that
delivery was not made possible from computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 wherein domestic delivery company delivers the product
that had been ordered to the company to wait for request by the customer
in regards to delivery. When there is a request for the delivery from the
customer, ordered product is sent out to the customer and the transaction
ends.

[0066] Computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300 is
explained as below in more detail. Computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 corresponds to social commerce business as the
buyer wherein it refers to computer system operated by social commerce
business that sells discount coupons for products provided by the partner
company to registered customers. In order to sell the discount coupon for
product of the partner company to customers registered in other social
commerce business in overseas, request for approval is sent to computer
used for intermediate transaction 100 in order for their information to
be registered for intermediate transaction.

[0067] Computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300
downloads intermediary solution to prepare for system related tasks from
the web portal of computer used for intermediate transaction 100 in the
same manner as computer used for social commerce business as the buyer
200.

[0068] Afterwards, computer used for social commerce business as the
seller 300 places the request to computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 in order to reserve the coupons that it intends to sell
wherein computer used for intermediate transaction 100 sends out the
request for coupon information and conditions of the transaction when
reserved date approaches. After sending confirmed coupon related
information and condition of the transaction, preparation tasks for
transaction process between social commerce businesses take place after
receiving transaction approval related information for the corresponding
coupon from the computer used for intermediate transaction 100.

When there are no social commerce businesses that approved the
transaction of the corresponding coupon, transaction for the said coupon
is terminated.

[0069] Afterwards, computer used for social commerce business as the
seller 300 receives the message for coupon order or coupon order
cancellation from the computer used for intermediate transaction 100
wherein order or order cancellation task is carried out when
corresponding coupon has not yet expired.

[0070] Moreover, when the deadline for corresponding coupon has been
reached, computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300
sends the information regarding the deadline to computer used for
intermediate transaction 100 to end the transaction of corresponding
coupon.

[0071] When computer used for intermediate transaction 100 sends the
message about entire transaction of the coupon being cancelled as it did
not reach minimum sales amount specified by condition of the transaction,
entire transaction with computer used for social commerce business as the
seller 300 is cancelled.

[0072] Reversely, when minimum sales amount is exceeded and the computer
used for intermediate transaction 100 sends the message that transaction
had been established, transaction history of the corresponding coupon is
sent to the computer used for intermediate transaction 100 wherein
consistency of transaction history with computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 is checked.

After the checking process, summary of coupon transaction history and
request for transaction payment is sent by the computer used for
intermediate transaction 100 wherein request to proceed with the money
transfer according to the conditions of the transaction is sent to
computer used in financial institutions 400 after checking the
consistency to end the coupon related transaction between social commerce
businesses. After this, 300 proceeds with the tasks regarding transaction
related to the partner company.

[0073] Computer used in financial institutions 400 is the computer system
operated by financial institution that handles fund deposit and fund
checking related services in relation to intermediate transaction between
social commerce businesses wherein it carries out the task of
transferring the funds after receiving the instructions regarding fund
transfer from computer used for social commerce business as the buyer 200
and computer used for intermediate transaction 100 as well as relaying
the result of the fund transfer to computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer 200 and computer used for intermediate transaction
100 in following cases wherein multiple computers used for social
commerce business as the buyer 200 make the deposit to the account of the
computer used for intermediate transaction 100 except for small amount of
money from coupon payments that had been sold according to conditions of
the transaction, computer used for intermediate transaction 100 making
the deposit to the account of computer used for social commerce business
as the seller 300 except for small amount of money according to the
conditions of the transaction, computer used for intermediate transaction
100 transferring the money for international shipping fee to computer
used by international delivery services company 500, transferring the
money for customs tax and custom clearance fee to the account of
electronic customs procedure computer 600 and transferring the money for
domestic delivery fee to the account of computer used by domestic
delivery services company 700.

[0074] Computer used by international delivery services company 500 is the
computer system operated by international delivery company that delivers
the product as requested by computer used for intermediate transaction
100 for transactions between international social commerce businesses
wherein it receives the information about the product and shipping fee
from computer used for intermediate transaction 100, calculates and
evaluates necessary information such as shipment fee and sends the
information about the final shipment which also includes the information
on shipment fee to the computer used for intermediate transaction 100 to
receive the shipment fee wherein it proceeds with the international
shipment process according to the shipment order and sends the product
arrival related information to the computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 when product arrives to the corresponding country and
also proceeds with necessary procedures after the task had been
completed.

[0075] Electronic customs procedure computer 600 is the computer system
operated by Customs Bureau that performs tasks related to the customs and
sets the rate of customs tax as well as receiving the customs tax wherein
it receives product information needed for customs related tasks from the
computer used for intermediate transaction 100 to set the customs tax and
when it receives the customs tax from the computer used for intermediate
transaction 100, it sends the result of the custom clearance to computer
used for intermediate transaction 100 when corresponding transaction is
between international social commerce businesses.

[0076] Computer used by domestic delivery services company 700 is the
computer system operated by domestic delivery company that delivers the
product as requested by computer used for intermediate transaction 100
for transactions between domestic social commerce businesses wherein it
receives the information about the product and shipping fee from computer
used for intermediate transaction 100, calculates and evaluates necessary
information such as shipment fee and sends the information about the
final shipment which also includes the information on shipment fee to the
computer used for intermediate transaction 100 to receive the shipment
fee wherein it proceeds with domestic shipment process according to the
shipment order and sends the product arrival related information to the
computer used for intermediate transaction 100. When delivery procedure
cannot be completed due to circumstances such as unclear recipient
address, product is then delivered to a place that computer used for
social commerce business as the buyer 200 has designated.

[0077] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating specific details of internal
configuration of computer for intermediate transaction in FIG. 1
according to the embodiment of present invention.

[0079] Business information registration and intermediary solution module
110 carries out the task of registration approval according to the
satisfied condition for registration after receiving the request for
intermediate transaction registration from the social commerce businesses
as the buyer and social commerce businesses as the seller that wish to
have mutual intermediate transaction between social commerce businesses
wherein it helps social commerce business computer prepare for
intermediate transaction by downloading transaction message needed for
mutual intermediate transaction, standard API module for transmission and
reception interface as well as program design manual and instruction
manual.

[0080] Coupon information and transaction condition processing module 115
receives and registers the request for coupon sales reservation for
coupon that computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300
intends to sell. Before the sales reservation date, it requests
conditions related to coupon information and transaction from computer
used for social commerce business as the seller 300. If coupon
transaction is between international social commerce businesses,
international shipment fee, customs tax and domestic delivery fee is
calculated to generate the final transaction deal to be sent to computer
used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 as it prepares for the
transaction after receiving the confirmation regarding the conditions of
the transaction. Coupon information file is processed for domestic
customers to be sent to multiple computers used for social commerce
business as the buyer 200. Then, coupon information and transaction
condition processing module 115 may include social commerce business
buyer selecting module that can select computer used for social commerce
business as the buyer 200 in case computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 wishes to sell coupons as intermediary in
specific countries and specific areas.

[0081] To provide an example in reference to Table 1, coupon information
and transaction condition processing module 115 reads the table with
basic information of social commerce businesses T1 in consecutive in
order to compare it to the list of countries and areas that social
commerce business is located based on the information on countries and
areas that social commerce business wishes to sell the coupon at in the
coupon sales reservation table T2 where computer used for social commerce
business as the seller 300 has stored the sales reservation information.
When social commerce business wishes to sell to overseas, it is
classified as international trade wherein all social commerce businesses
registered in the table with basic information of social commerce
businesses T1 is selected as social commerce business as the buyer. When
social commerce business wishes to sell in specific country and specific
area, social commerce business in specific area is selected as social
commerce business as the buyer. When social commerce business wishes to
sell to specific country and to sell in all areas, social commerce
business that belong to specific country is selected as social commerce
business as the buyer. Selected social commerce business as the buyer
should satisfy the fixed conditions of social commerce business related
evaluation information table T19 as defined by computer used for
intermediate transaction 100.

[0082] Coupon order and order cancelling process module 120 receives the
message regarding order or order cancellation of the coupon from multiple
computers used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 to evaluate
if it is possible to place the order or cancel the order after checking
the status of transaction deadline and conditions of the transaction.
When it is determined that order or order cancellation is possible,
information regarding order or order cancellation is generated wherein
message format that had been agreed upon with computer used for social
commerce business as the seller 300 is used to send the message for order
or order cancellation.

[0083] Transaction deadline processing module 125 receives the coupon
deadline information from computer used for social commerce business as
the seller 300 to end the coupon related transaction. Number of coupon
transactions is checked in order to determine if it exceeds the minimum
number of sales. When the minimum number of sales exceeded, transaction
had been established and when it falls short, it is considered as failed
transaction.

In case of failed transaction, buyer and social commerce business
computer as the seller requests the cancellation of the entire coupon
transaction wherein the task of cancelling the entire transaction
regarding the corresponding coupon within the computer used for
intermediate transaction 100 is carried out.

[0084] Payment calculation processing module 130 compares the transaction
history provided by social commerce businesses that participated in
coupon transaction when transaction had been established with the
transaction history of the computer used for intermediate transaction
100.

When the result is consistent, information needed for payment related
calculation between social commerce businesses is generated wherein
payment deposit and payment process for the coupon is made out to
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 wherein task
related to notice of payment and providing payment to computer used for
social commerce business as the seller 300 is carried out.

[0085] When coupon transaction is between international social commerce
businesses, responsibility of delivering the product to customer in the
domestic area falls to the intermediary company. In order to process this
task, domestic and international delivery processing module 135 receives
the product from the designated area in overseas through the partner
company of social commerce business as the seller wherein the consistency
between the product statement and coupon transaction statement is checked
wherein product information and information on payment is provided to
computer used by international delivery services company 500 for
confirmation when information on statements are found to be consistent.
Afterwards, shipment order is given out to computer used by international
delivery services company 500 and confirmed international shipment fee is
paid through computer used in financial institutions 400. When the
product arrives to the country, consistency between product statement and
coupon transaction statement is checked wherein payment is given to
computer used by international delivery services company 500 and due
process after the delivery is carried out.

[0086] Domestic and international delivery processing module 135 provides
shipment payment and product related information wherein the product had
been cleared by the customs to computer used by domestic delivery
services company 700 for confirmation in order to deliver the products
that arrived to the country to the customers. After the confirmation,
delivery order is given and confirmed domestic delivery fee is paid
through computer used in financial institutions 400 wherein information
regarding completion of delivery is provided to computer used for social
commerce business as the buyer 200 when domestic delivery process had
been completed. In case domestic delivery cannot be completed, delivery
failure information is sent to computer used for social commerce business
as the buyer 200 wherein order is given to computer used by domestic
delivery services company 700 to send the product to social commerce
business as the buyer.

[0087] Customs clearance processing module 140 generates information such
as tax rate of the product associated with the coupon and other
information needed for customs clearance when the coupon transaction is
between international social commerce businesses wherein customs message
is sent out by connecting to electronic customs procedure computer 600
and customs tax is paid by connecting to computer used in financial
institutions 400 to check the status of custom clearance where due
procedure is carried out after the customs clearance had been completed.

[0088] It is a clear fact that the modules such as payment calculation
processing module 130, domestic and international delivery processing
module 135, and customs clearance processing module 140 all connect to
computer used in financial institutions 400 in order to process the task
regarding deposit, payment, payment for shipment and tax payment.

[0089] Coupon and social commerce business evaluation module 145 evaluates
the popularity of the coupon and also evaluates social commercial
businesses as the buyer and seller that participated after the coupon
transaction has ended. Then the evaluation regarding popularity of the
coupon is calculated according to total amount of sales, sales quantity,
number of cancellation after the order, and the number of social commerce
businesses as the seller wherein computer used for intermediate
transaction 100 evaluates according to its fixed evaluation standard.
Evaluation of social commerce business as the buyer is based on number of
transaction approval issued to social commerce businesses that suggested
the transaction per cycle, number of rejected transactions, number of
orders, number of order cancellations, total amount of coupon sales
payment and number of deferred payments to intermediate transaction
company are calculated and evaluated in accordance with the evaluation
standard of computer used for intermediate transaction 100. After this,
coupon and social commerce business evaluation module 145 sends the
evaluation of coupon popularity and the result of evaluation regarding
social commerce business as the buyer and the seller to the computer of
social commerce business as the buyer and the seller.

[0090] General information provision module 150 provides various tables
with the purpose as seen on Table 2 in order for all the participating
businesses to view various types of information during the coupon related
transaction between social commerce businesses wherein general
information can be viewed on web portal of computer used for intermediate
transaction 100.

TABLE-US-00002
TABLE 2
Table Name
According to
its Purpose Important Items of the Table
Basic Social commerce business ID, name of the
information social commerce business, company address,
of social contact number of the person in charge,
commerce country, area, status regarding stopped
business transaction
Integrated Coupon information, information on condition
coupon regarding coupon transaction, type of coupon
transaction transaction approval for social commerce
information business as the buyer
Integrated Information on status of the order by cases,
coupon information on order cancellation, amount of
order and order current coupon order, amount of current order
cancellation cancellation, number of coupons available, amount
information of time left to sell, status regarding the deadline
General Information on status of coupon deadline, expected
information deadline for the coupon, number of order placed on
on coupon each social commerce businesses as the buyer after
transaction the deadline, amount of money expected to be paid
deadline to each social commerce businesses as the buyer
after the deadline
Information on Status of international delivery of the coupon,
status of information on custom clearance of the coupon,
coupon information on the status regarding domestic
international delivery for each product
and domestic
delivery
Information Status of payment provided to social commerce
on coupon businesses as the buyer, status of payment made by
payment/ social commerce businesses as the seller, status of
deposit payment to international shipment company, status
status of payment regarding customs tax, status of payment
to domestic delivery company
General Status regarding amount of profit of intermediary
information company between social commerce businesses, ranking
on the result list of popular coupons, rate of transaction
of coupon approval according to coupons, ranking list of
transaction favorite coupons according to types

[0091] Intermediary solution management module 155 manages transaction
message format needed for intermediate transaction between computers of
social commerce businesses, various API modules needed for message
transmission between the computers, program design manual to apply them
to computers of social commerce businesses and instruction manual needed
for overall operation.

[0092] It also carries out the task of developing, testing and managing
intermediary solution by creating or modifying the transaction message
format, corresponding API module, program design manual and instruction
manual in order to maintain the solution in optimal condition when new
services, functions or technology is applied during intermediate
transaction between social commerce businesses.

[0093] As computer used for intermediate transaction 100 is connected to
computer used for social commerce business as the buyer 200, computer
used for social commerce business as the seller 300, computer used in
financial institutions 400, computer used by international delivery
services company 500, electronic customs procedure computer 600, computer
used by domestic delivery services company 700 through internet, virtual
private network, private line and other communications network, it
carries out the task of monitoring the status of the network, real-time
monitoring to prevent error of the servers, controls the transmission of
messages between businesses, monitoring the various processes needed for
intermediate transaction and their current status, regular data deletion
and backup process for optimization of various data that are created and
stored during transaction.

[0094] FIG. 4 and FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating the outline of
intermediate transaction between multiple social commerce businesses in
details according to the embodiment of present invention.

[0095] FIG. 4 is an outline illustrating the flow of intermediate
transaction between multiple social commerce businesses.

[0096] FIG. 5 is illustrates the process wherein computer used for social
commerce business requests the computer for intermediate transaction 100
to perform intermediary transaction task in preparation for intermediate
transaction and important aspects had been explained in the function of
business information registration and intermediary solution module 110.

[0097] FIG. 6 illustrates the process wherein computer used for social
commerce business requests the computer for intermediate transaction to
perform coupon information and transaction requirement process and
important aspects had been explained in the function of coupon
information and transaction condition processing module 115.

[0098] FIG. 7 illustrates the process of coupon being ordered and coupon
being cancelled and important aspects had been explained in the function
of coupon order and order cancelling process module 120.

[0099] FIG. 8 illustrates the process of payment being calculated after
the transaction had been completed and important aspects had been
explained in the function of transaction deadline processing module 125.

[0100] FIG. 9 illustrates the process of international shipping process
and custom clearance process during the transaction between international
social commerce businesses and FIG. 10 illustrates the process of product
being processed for domestic deliver service after it had been
internationally shipped or cleared from the customs during the
transaction between international social commerce businesses important
aspects had been explained in the function of domestic and international
delivery processing module 135 and customs clearance processing module
140.

[0101] FIG. 11 illustrates the process of providing the information
regarding customer satisfaction of social commerce business and
popularity of the coupon as result of the transaction and important
aspects had been explained in the function of coupon and social commerce
business evaluation module 145.

[0102] FIG. 12 illustrates the flow of payment process. Domestic customer
A pays computer used for social commerce business as the buyer 200 A for
price of the product, social commerce business fee A, transaction
intermediary fee, social commerce business fee B, delivery fee for local
area of overseas, international delivery fee and customs as well as
domestic delivery fee. Computer used for social commerce business as the
buyer 200 A pays computer used for intermediate transaction 100 the
amount that domestic customer A paid excluding the social commerce
business fee A.

[0103] Computer used for intermediate transaction 100 pays international
delivery fee, customs and domestic delivery fee to computer used by
international delivery services company 500, electronic customs procedure
computer 600 and computer used by domestic delivery services company 700.

To the computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300 B,
only the price of good and social commerce business fee for overseas and
local delivery fee is paid from the payment provided by computer used for
social commerce business as the buyer 200 A.

[0104] Computer used for social commerce business as the seller 300 B pays
the price of good and delivery fee of local area in overseas to the
partner company of social commerce business wherein the partner company
pays the delivery company in the local area of the overseas company to
conclude the payment process of intermediate transaction between multiple
social commerce businesses.